Handling emotion

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I don't know how well I deal with emotions exactly but I can easily become numb if stuff is overwhelming. I call it "running out of feelings to feel". It happens every now and then where I just feel nothing.

I'm the opposite. I feel all the feelings all at once and I can't work out what I feel exactly. It's like waves crashing down on me.

I can but I don't think I'm equated to your level of emotional distress and I'd rather not pretend to know what you're suffering.

There are many things which upset me; people arguing, my relationship and identity, having people move away and potentially never hear from them again, suffering hard emotional decisions and existential crises which are now at about a day by day level of frequency.

I can't tell you what will help because I don't know myself. I've been on medication but it breeds dependency. I've been to CBT but it always feels temporary or limited. I've been to see psychiatrists but they often don't offer advice deep enough for me to really enjoy any benefit.

My personal opinion is to reach out to people you know and care about. This is helpful, since it will give you an emotional crutch and set you on the right path. I often find talking to people can help more than any pills or therapy can. Expanding social circles if possible is also good, even if they're just online ones. Finally, hobbies and such are good stress relievers. They're great for shutting out the world and all problems with it.

I've felt this way before, this is in my opinion the very lowest end of low, emotionally speaking. It's the point where the emotions themselves are burned out and disappear. Very hard to describe. I don't know how it is with yourself but this only occurs in me when I'm suffering the most severe of depression. I think it's only happened to me maybe once in my life.

Update. I've hit numb. I'm just absolutely exhausted.

Rest.